Riviera Nayarit Challenge
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The Santorini Riviera Nayarit Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. It was the first full-field event on the Futures Tour to be played outside the United States. It is played at El Tigre Golf and Country Club in Nuevo Vallarta
, Nayarit
, Mexico
.
The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities.
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
, the LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
's developmental tour. It was the first full-field event on the Futures Tour to be played outside the United States. It is played at El Tigre Golf and Country Club in Nuevo Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta is a planned residential-resort community located in Mexico in the state of Nayarit. It is about fifteen minutes north of Puerto Vallarta's Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport by automobile. Nuevo Vallarta receives many tourists from both the United States and Canada...
, Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities.
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santorini Riviera Nayarit Classic | ||||||
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
Apr 8–10 | Ryann O'Toole Ryann O'Toole Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:... |
211 (-8) | $125,000 | $17,500 | |
| Riviera Nayarit Classic | ||||||
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... |
Mar 26-28 | Cindy LaCrosse Cindy LaCrosse Cindy LaCrosse is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:... |
209 (-10) | $150,000 | $21,000 | |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ryann O'Toole Ryann O'Toole Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:... |
67 (-6) | 3rd |
| 2011 | Miriam Nagl | 67 (-6) | 1st |
| 2010 | Victoria Elizabeth | 67 (-6) | 3rd |